Developer tools

Microsoft offers a comprehensive set of development tools for any developer—using any platform or language—to deliver cloud applications. Code with the language of your choice using a range of SDKs and take advantage of full-featured integrated development environments (IDEs) and editors with advanced debugging capabilities and built-in Azure support.

Find the development tool you need

Edit and debug code quickly with a lightweight code editor that runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows—streamlined for building and deploying Node.js and Java apps to the cloud—using serverless computing, containers, or managed Web Apps

Startup uses .NET Core cross-platform development to put the moon in your hands

Connecting the disconnected with aid

"With Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin, we developed a native mobile application targeting Android, iOS, and the Universal Windows Platform, all at the same time. This significantly cut our development time and cost by half or more. Code upkeep and upgrades are also much easier."